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Building a Recession-Resistant Portfolio with Poor Man’s Covered Calls

Oct 13, 2026

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7 min read

Building a Recession-Resistant Portfolio with Poor Man’s Covered Calls

Build a recession-resistant Poor Man's Covered Call portfolio: the stocks that held up in five downturns, the allocation, execution rules, and honest limits.

Andrew Crowder

Dividend Aristocrats + PMCC: Blue-Chip Income, 25% of the Capital

Oct 8, 2026

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7 min read

Dividend Aristocrats + PMCC: Blue-Chip Income, 25% of the Capital

The ~15 liquid Aristocrats, the two-leg LEAPS recipe, a fully worked Walmart example, the honest cost ledger, and the ex-dividend risk nobody warns you about.

Andrew Crowder

The Options Paycheck: Four Steps to Structuring Income Like a Business

Sep 15, 2026

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6 min read

The Options Paycheck: Four Steps to Structuring Income Like a Business

How to structure an options portfolio for consistent income: sell premium, layer strategies, size like a business, and stagger expirations into a paycheck.

Andrew Crowder

Scaling Up in a Small Account: How to Grow a Sub-$10K Options Portfolio Without Blowing It Up

Apr 25, 2026

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21 min read

Scaling Up in a Small Account: How to Grow a Sub-$10K Options Portfolio Without Blowing It Up

More contracts first. Diversification second. Wider spreads third. The 5-phase roadmap from $5K to $30K+ with specific thresholds for adding complexity, plus the compounding math that makes patience the real scaling engine.

Andrew Crowder

Beta-Weighted Delta: The Risk Metric Most Traders Ignore

Jan 15, 2026

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8 min read

Beta-Weighted Delta: The Risk Metric Most Traders Ignore

Learn how beta-weighted delta reveals hidden market bias in your options portfolio. Includes calculation examples and daily risk management techniques from a pro.

Andrew Crowder

Jan 11, 2026

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10 min read

Building an All-Weather PMCC Portfolio

Learn how to build a diversified "All-Weather" portfolio using Poor Man's Covered Calls (PMCCs): ETF selection, LEAPS rules, short-call overlays, and risk controls that actually work.

Andrew Crowder

After the Fed Cut: An Options Income Playbook

Dec 11, 2025

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10 min read

After the Fed Cut: An Options Income Playbook

After the Fed’s latest rate cut, stocks sit near highs while the VIX drifts in the mid-teens. In this article, I walk through a practical options income framework, using LEAPS, the Wheel, and defined-risk spreads, designed to navigate high prices, fading volatility, and an uncertain policy path with disciplined position sizing and repeatable trades.

Andrew Crowder

📚 Educational Corner: JNJ Deep‐Dive - Wealth Without Shares: Small Dogs

Oct 26, 2025

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8 min read

📚 Educational Corner: JNJ Deep‐Dive - Wealth Without Shares: Small Dogs

How a capital‐efficient PMCC beat the stock on a per‐dollar basis, and why the Small Dogs portfolio makes the ride smoother.

Andrew Crowder